# PG&E goes Energy Storage Big Time at 567 MW Folks!

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/07/pge-goes-energy-storage-big-time-at-567-mw-folks/
- Published: 2018-07-20T18:12:23-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today requested 
approval of four cost-effective energy storage projects.  Firstly, totaling approximately
[567 megawatts](https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/teslas-largest-battery-farm-california/)(
MW).  Not bad so not bad!  They did this In a filing at the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC). Say hello to energy storage in South Bay Moss Landing.

⌊Energy storage from Panasonic South Bay moss landing ⌉⌊Energy storage from Panasonic
South Bay moss landing ⌉In January, the [CPUC authorized](http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/PublishedDocs/Published/G000/M205/K602/205602530.PDF)
PG&E to launch an accelerated solicitation.  This bid is for energy storage projects
capable of meeting reliability.  They wanted to cover energy  needs for three specified
local sub-areas in the northern Central Valley.  These are Pease local sub-area,
Bogue local sub-area and spanning Silicon Valley.  The last one to central coast
has that South Bay Moss Landing local sub-area.

![Industrial power plant with white energy storage units in the foreground transmission
tower to the right and text announcing pg&es major investment in energy storage](
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B243-40B64D7163D7.png?resize=200%2C300&quality=50&ssl=1 "PG&E energy storage - The
Green Living Guy")

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In conclusion, PG&E issued its request for offers on February 28.  Heck, they received
offers from numerous participants. However, like most bids and careful evaluation,
PG&E selected one offer for a utility-owned project.  Then they picked three offers
for third-party owned projects.  All to be located within the South Bay Moss Landing
local sub-area.

Finally, this proposed utility-owned project is a 182.5 MW lithium-ion battery energy
storage system (BESS).  It’ll be located within PG&E’s South Bay Moss Landing substation.
This transmission-connected BESS will address local capacity requirements and will
participate in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) markets, providing
energy and ancillary services.

for the entire [story](https://www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/newsdetails/index.page?title=20180629_pge_proposes_four_new_cost-effective_energy_storage_projects_to_cpuc)

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